Neagoe Basarab

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Neagoe Basarab and his son Teodosie (Theodosius). Image from the Dionysiou monastery

Neagoe Basarab (* approx. 1481 ; † September 15, 1521 in Curtea de Argeş ) was lord of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. He was a member of the powerful Craiovescu boyar family and marked the height of the political influence of this clan with his rule.

Domination

In the 16th century Wallachia was able to enjoy extensive political independence, but was forced to pay ever increasing tributes to the ever-growing Ottoman Empire . Neagoe promoted trade in his principality at this time and was keen to maintain good relations with the Kingdom of Hungary , which also sought to exert influence over Wallachia. In particular, the trade relations with the German cities in Transylvania and further into the German Empire are indicative of this.

His diplomatic ambitions sought an alliance with the Western powers, Hungary , Poland , the Republic of Venice and also with the Papal States. One wanted the benevolence of the Curia a. a. by “hiding” the denominational differences following the schism between the Byzantine Imperial Church and the Latin Church (1054), pointing to the common Christian faith and the Ottoman threat to Europe. Neagoe wanted to integrate Wallachia into a European alliance system in order to jointly push back the Ottoman Empire.

Neagoe made major donations to the Orthodox Church , not only in Wallachia, but also in the Balkans, as far as Constantinople and on to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai. He took over ecclesiastical and political traditions from the no longer existing Byzantine Empire in his domain , especially with regard to the self-image of the ruler and the ideology of rule associated with it.

Neagoe Basarab is most likely (although not undisputed) the author of a prince mirror (from the year 1519-1520) to his son Teodosie (Theodosius), a comprehensive collection of patristic, biblical, philosophical arguments in support of the Christian ruler and his relationship with God or his subjects. The work also has a second part, which focuses on pragmatic aspects, where, for example, the choice of advisors, the conferral of office at court, military strategy, court minutes, the ruler's table manners, embassies, etc. are discussed.

Through his foundation u. a. the famous monastery church was built by Curtea de Argeș, a highly aesthetic architectural synthesis of Byzantine, Armenian and Balkan elements.

literature

  • Radu Ștefan Ciobanu: Neagoe-Basarab: 1512-1521 . Bucharest 1986. 200 pp.
  • Nicolae Constantinescu: Curtea de Argeş (1200-1400): asupra începuturilor Țării Româneşti . Bucharest 1984. 170 pp.
  • Mihai-D. Grigore: Neagoe Basarab - Princeps Christianus. Christianitas semantics compared with Erasmus, Luther, Machiavelli (1513–1523) . Frankfurt M. 2015. ISBN 978-3-631-66507-7 , 433 pp.
  • Manole Neagoe: Neagoe Basarab Bucharest 1971. 263 pp.
  • Antonie Plămădeală: Neagoe Basarab, domn al culturii româneşti , în: Dascăl de cuget și simțire românească , Bucharest 1981.
  • Gavriil Protul: Viața Sfântului Nifon . Edited by Vasile Grecu. 2 volumes (large-Roman), Bucharest 1944.
  • Ion D. Sandu: Neagoe Basarab, apărător şi sprijinitor al ortodoxiei . Sibiu 1938. 23 pp.
  • Ekkehard Völkl: Neagoe Basarab IV. In: Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 3. Munich 1979, p. 296 f.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mihai-D. Grigore: Neagoe Basarab - Princeps Christianus. Christianitas semantics compared with Erasmus, Luther and Machiavelli (1512-1521) . tape 10 . Peter Lang, Frankfurt M. 2015, ISBN 978-3-631-66507-7 , p. 61 f .
  2. ↑ Mihai-D. Grigore: Between Orthodox Conformity and Political Pragmatism. Wallachia in the 16th century. Leibniz Institute for European History Mainz, 2015, accessed on March 8, 2017 (German).
  3. ↑ Mihai-D. Grigore: Neagoe Basarab - Princeps Christianus :: Christianitas semantics compared with Erasmus, Luther and Machiavelli (1513–1523) . In: Erfurt studies on the cultural history of Orthodox Christianity . tape 10 . Peter Lang, Frankfurt / M. 2015, ISBN 978-3-631-66507-7 , pp. 77-191 .
  4. ^ Curtea de Argeş, Arges Monastery, the Episcopal Church. Curtea de Argeş Monastery. In: welcometoromania.ro. Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
  5. ^ Heidelberg University Library
  6. ^ Heidelberg University Library
personal data
SURNAME Neagoe Basarab
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ruler of Wallachia
DATE OF BIRTH 1481
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1521
Place of death Curtea de Argeș